Patrick J. Pespas
westofrome.bsky.social
Patrick J. Pespas
@westofrome.bsky.social
Alexandria, VA

Keeper of ALX Skeets. Please tag me if you’d like to be added
Recommend watching Jeff Goldblum play a devoted lobotomist in 2018's The Mountain to really, figuratively, blow your mind
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
for the love of god, someone viable primary this man
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mark Halperin nodding along is really the chef's kiss here
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There's even a joke about this issue in Sentimental Value (which is awesome, go see it). Token theatrical release is a bargain some filmmakers make with Netflix to get financing (see also: Noah Baumbach)
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Glass Onion did get a one-week-only release in the big chains (AMC, Regal, Cinemark), but for whatever reason those same chains were not willing to do a small window for Wake Up Dead Man, so it's only in Alamos, small chains, and indies
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
You’re in! Welcome
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The guy from 10cc doing the soundtrack is pretty spot on
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You’re on the skeets! Pin the feed to follow the posts
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I can't be the only Gen X'er who learned this song from Evan Dando
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes. Under new ownership, and spruced up. They also took over the former resale shop next door and turned it into a garden center and market
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Even worse, the promise is for a doomed-to-fail show vote that Susan Collins can uselessly vote for
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Added earlier this week! Let me know if you're not seeing your posts, though.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Patrick J. Pespas
James and I are here to listen. Our newsroom is reachable at news@alxnow.com or via this tip line: alxnow.com/about/

It’s also a goal of mine — among several others — to create a regular “office hours” where the public (yes, you! 🫵) can chat with us.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's actually Primes Minister
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
BARBARO: So you're running to be the mayor of McCheese?

McCheese: [sighs heavily]
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I want to say the Potbelly location was Discount Records. The number of record shops in that square mile in AA in the late 90s was truly staggering
October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM